Network Security Engineer

Network Security Engineer

Rate: up to £469 per day - Umbrella only

Duration: 6 months

Location:

Knutsford with 3 days/week in office

• Hands‑on experience administering and supporting the Algo Sec Security Management Suite, including:
• Firewall Analyzer
• Fire Flow
• Object Flow
• App Viz
• Experience utilising Algo Sec to automate firewall policy management, risk analysis, access recertification, change governance, and compliance reporting.
• Strong understanding of application connectivity mapping, traffic flow analysis, and security policy optimisation.

• Extensive experience managing large-scale, multi-vendor firewall environments, including:
• Palo Alto Networks
• Fortinet
• Cisco ASA / Firepower
• Check Point
• Strong understanding of firewall architecture, policy administration, NAT, VPN technologies, segmentation, and micro‑segmentation.
• Experience performing firewall rule reviews, recertification exercises, policy optimisation, and risk reduction initiatives.

• Strong operational experience supporting enterprise network security environments.
• Experience managing security incidents, firewall requests, policy exceptions, and operational support within regulated organisations.
• Understanding of firewall compliance management, governance processes, audit requirements, and regulatory controls.
• Experience working within ITIL‑aligned Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Management frameworks.
• Knowledge of network access controls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), intrusion detection systems (IDS), DDoS protection, and secure web gateway technologies.

• Experience automating network security processes, including:
• Firewall rule lifecycle management
• Policy validation
• Compliance reporting
• Security control enforcement
• Operational workflows
• Proficiency in Power Shell, Python, Bash, and API‑based integrations to support automation objectives.
• Experience with automation platforms and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or equivalent solutions.

• Experience implementing enterprise firewall governance programmes using Algo Sec or equivalent policy management platforms.
• Experience with Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA), SASE, and Security Service Edge (SSE) technologies.
• Experience with in large‑scale financial services, banking, or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks including PCI‑DSS, ISO
  27001, NIST Cyber Security Framework, CIS Controls, and relevant financial industry regulations.
• Experience supporting network security transformation, cloud migration, and hybrid networking programmes.
• Familiarity with software‑defined networking (SDN), network segmentation strategies, and modern secure connectivity solutions.

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CCNP Security / CCIE Security
• Palo Alto PCNSE
• Check Point CCSA / CCSE
• Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• AWS Security Specialty
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• GIAC Security Certifications (GCIA, GCIH, GMON or equivalent)

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